How to Tell If Your Local McDonald's is a "Good One": Chef Shares Secret
The simple (but expensive) hack weeds out the winners
If you have ever ventured to a location of McDonald's and thought to yourself that it doesn't compare with your local one, it isn't your imagination. McDonald's might be a chain, but not all locations are created equal, claims an ex-McDonald's chef. Luckily, there are a few ways to tell if the location in question is a good or bad one. He offers up an easy hack on how to weed out the good from the bad.
Mike Haracz, knows a thing or two about McDonald's. After all, he spent years working as a corporate chef for the chain, according to his TikTok profile. In a new video, he reveals a hack on how to tell if you should skip your local joint.
"Go into your local McDonald's at a peak time — so heavy lunch rush, heavy dinner rush," the Illinois native states in his viral TikTok video. "I need you to order 10 Quarter Pounders with cheese, and you could add some changes to those burgers as well."
"Bring some friends. It's gonna be a little expensive," he added. If it is a "good" McDonald's, the location will have no trouble producing the burgers, even with the modified burgers. Then, start your timer.
"'If you can get your complete order in under five minutes, and all of the ingredients or adjustments that you request are accurate, you are at a good McDonald's," he continued. However, if it takes longer, maybe you should order elsewhere.
"If they cannot handle it," he continued, "then it might not be the best-running McDonald's. There could be other issues."
In an email, Haracz told Fox News Digital there are "a variety of things" that might impact the test, including "short-staffed, extra busy or [getting a] mix of orders at any given time — which could make your service time longer."
"This is based off corporate standards stating that McDonald's targets service times of 120 seconds — however, due to grill capacity and the burgers taking around 80 seconds to cook, it may take two cook cycles to complete the order."
He suggests ordering "inside the restaurant in person, [so] as not to add [the extra] time of waiting for other drive-through orders to be completed," he added. "There are a variety of other factors that could affect a 'good' McDonald's, like management, crew training, cleanliness, recent restaurant updates and crew morale."
